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Gemma Ryder

Scot detained in Iraq jail waiting on 'permission note from Qatar bank' to be released

A Scottish man who has been locked up in an Iraq jail for two months over unpaid debts is waiting on Qatar bank confirming they have agreed to drop their case against him before he can be released.

Brian Glendinning, a construction engineer, from Fife, has been locked up for two months in a Baghdad jail after Iraqi authorities responded to an Interpol Red Notice, issued by Qatar.

Brian was arrested when he travelled to Basra to start a new job on September 4. The 43-year-old was cuffed at border control over a £20,000 debt to a Qatar bank. Now an Iraqi judge has told lawyers he will release Brian as soon as a diplomatic note is received from Qatar.

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